Paranoid TelnetD

Paranoid TelnetD, also known as ptelnetd or Paranoid Telnet Daemon, is a cool command-line tool that acts as a non-interactive daemon. It’s built to set up a Ternet server with some pretty unique features.

What Can You Do with Paranoid TelnetD?

This software is super useful for older embedded devices, like those hand scanners you see in warehouses that use the Telnet protocol to communicate. So if you're working in logistics or inventory management, this might be right up your alley!

Key Features of Paranoid TelnetD

Let’s talk about what makes Paranoid TelnetD stand out:

• 'Telnet only' user accounts


• IP address blacklisting and whitelisting


• Support for MAC addresses


• User and real user authentication


• Variables support


• Chrooting using bind mounts


• Cool honeypot mode


• Dynamic home directories (dynhome)


• Login and logout scripts


• Support for the inetd daemon

Easily Manage Your Settings

You can check out all the command-line options by running ‘ptelnetd --help’ in your terminal. This will show you how to set the service port, manage PID files, restrict access to specific network interfaces, and even choose different authentication methods.

User Access Control Made Easy!

You can easily create lists of users who can log in or get denied access, along with lists of hosts and MAC addresses that are either allowed or blocked. Plus, you can adjust the syslog level, set session idle timeouts in seconds, and customize messages displayed when clients connect.

Smooth Installation on Linux!

The great news? Installing Paranoid TelnetD on any Linux distribution is a breeze! It works on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems. Just download the latest version from Softpedia (or check it out at here!). Unpack the archive on your PC, fire up Terminal, navigate to where you unpacked it (like by typing 'cd /home/softpedia/paranoid-telnetd-0.4'), then run ‘./configure && make’ followed by ‘make install’ as root to get it installed.